Dear friend,
Last week, House Democrats finished marking up President Biden’s COVID-19 relief proposal, the American Rescue Plan, preparing it for a floor vote in our chamber next week and for final passage in Congress in March. The package creates a coordinated national strategy to defeat the virus and provides much-needed relief to American families and our economy during this… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-18) introduced the Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide greater tax relief and fairness to salon owners and beauty professionals by extending the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tax tip credit to the beauty service industry. The credit helps… Read more »
WASHINGTON – With the impeachment trial complete, the focus of Congress is squarely on a new coronavirus relief package, including a new round of checks to most Americans.
House Democrats moved ahead last week with crafting the details of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan, readying to pass a massive $1.9 trillion package that could send $1,400 checks to individuals and other… Read more »
The federal Child Tax Credit provides welcome financial relief to families with dependent children at tax time — except those families that struggle most to provide the basics, like food, diapers, clothes and shoes for kids who sometimes seem to grow overnight.
Any parent can attest that raising children is expensive. But the glaring irony is the country’s lowest-income households don’t… Read more »
The 24-year-old Child Tax Credit was designed to aid families with the costs of raising children. But as the economic turbulence from the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect millions of households, Democrats want to shake up that long-standing tax benefit by making it more generous and changing the way families receive it.
The proposed overhaul would expand the Child Tax… Read more »
WASHINGTON — The early weeks of the Biden administration have brought a surge of support, in the White House and across party lines in Congress, for what could be the most ambitious effort in a generation to reduce child poverty.
The plans vary in duration, design and the amount they would add to the federal debt, but they share a new and central premise in the policy debate over how… Read more »
Dear friend,
Since the pandemic began, poverty in the U.S. has risen sharply. We need proven solutions to tackle this crisis and help rebuild the middle class, which is why I am fighting for a plan that would give families up to $300 per month per child to help buy groceries, pay for rent, and afford other essentials. I am hopeful that my colleagues in Congress will include key… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Jackie Walorski (IN-02) led a bipartisan effort calling on House leadership to prioritize affordable housing measures in the next COVID-19 package. In a letter, 103 lawmakers urged enhancements to the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) be included in the next COVID-19 bill to support affordable housing production and address… Read more »
Today, Representative Suzan DelBene (WA-01), along with Representatives Denny Heck (WA-10), Jackie Walorski (IN-02), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), led a bipartisan call to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to resolve several issues around Economic Impact Payments. In a letter signed by 111 members of Congress to IRS Commissioner Rettig, the lawmakers outline specific issues… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-18) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the “Mailbox Rule” to allow tax payments scheduled through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) on or before the due date to be considered timely paid. Currently, tax payments paid through EFTPS must be scheduled by 8 pm the day before the due date to be… Read more »
